ThinkPad 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Hard drive

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ThinkPad 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Hard drive - Overview

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Features and specifications

The ThinkPad 500GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive option (43N3423) incorporates the latest technology for enhanced mobile productivity. Technical information: 2.5-inch diameter, 9.5-mm height MCC compliance Up to 500 GB formatted capacity 512 bytes/sector No-ID recording format Rotary voice coil motor actuator Enhanced ECC simultaneously with another task Load/unload head technology Embedded sector Servo Operating system independent, no OS drivers Performance specifications: Interface: Serial ATA Formatted capacity: Up to 500 GB Rotational speed: 7200 rpm Number of disks per drive: 2 Number of heads: 4 Data buffer size: 16 MB Interface transfer rate: 3 Gb/sec (when installed into 3.0 Gb/sec systems) Maximum media transfer rate: 1200MB/sec Average read seek time: 12 ms Latency (average): 4.2 ms

Physical specifications

ThinkPad 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive (43N3423): Approximate weight: 0.1 kg (0.22 lb) Approximate height: 12 mm (0.5 in) Approximate depth: 105 mm (4.1 in) Approximate width: 74 mm (2.9 in) ThinkPad 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive (43N3423) packaged in a shipping carton: Approximate weight: 0.40kg (0.9 lb) Approximate height: 90 mm (3.5 in) Approximate depth: 225 mm (8.9 in) Approximate width: 150 mm (5.9 in)

Warranty

1 year – Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Announce date: 7 Jan 2010 (Worldwide) Availability date: 15 Jan 2010 (Worldwide)

Hardware compatibility

Description	Machine - Models
ThinkPad R61, R61i	All (as the primary hard drive)
ThinkPad R400, R500
ThinkPad T61
ThinkPad T400, T410, T420, T500, T510, T520
ThinkPad W500, W510, W520, W700, W701
Thinkpad X61s, X61s, X61 Tablet, X61LS
ThinkPad X200, X201, X200s, X201, X200 Tablet, X201 Tablet
ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61t
ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter III	As a 2nd system hard drive for systems that support the Bay Adapter III
ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter II	As a 2nd system hard drive for systems that support the Bay Adapter II
ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter	As a 2nd system hard drive for systems that support the Bay Adapter

Note:

R60, R61, T60, T61, X60, X61, Z60m, Z61m, Z60t, Z61t: The data transfer rate will slow to 1.5 GB/sec when using ThinkPad 3.0 GB/sec SATA (Serial ATA) Hard Disk Drive
X61, X61s, X61 Tablet: For 2nd HDD support in the ThinkPad X6 UltraBase, the ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter is required. These drives are also supported as the primary hard drive upgrade for usage in the X60, X61 systems.
X200, X201, X200s, X201s, X200 Tablet, X201 Tablet: For 2nd HDD support in the ThinkPad X200 UltraBase, the ThinkPad Serial Hard Drive Bay Adapter III. These drives are also supported as the primary hard drive upgrade for usage in the X200 systems.

Packaging

ThinkPad 500GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive Publications

Agency approvals

CE, UL, MIC, TUV, BSMI, C-Tick, CUL, RoHS

Additional product information

	Service parts - Parts listing for your product
	User's guide - Instruction manual for your product
	Lenovo Support: Hard Drives: Reference Guide - - A list of other internal and external notebook hard drives
	User Handling Tips for Hard Drives
	Lenovo Hard Drive Quick Test - Desktops / Notebooks
	Troubleshooting Hard Drive Issues - ThinkPad
	Avoiding Hard Drive Damage
	Personal Systems Reference (PSREF) - Comprehensive information on the features and technical specifications of Lenovo products.

Country Availability
Available	Worldwide

Document ID : PD014197
Legacy Document ID : MIGR-74519
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